DAVAO CITY (DSWD XI) – Some 600 beneficiaries of
the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Unconditional
Cash Transfer (UCT) Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) will
convene at SM Ecoland Annex on Thursday, March 14 for the slated cash payout
and livelihood fund turnover.

UCT recipients are from barangays 1 to 40 of Davao
City while SLP beneficiaries come from the three districts of Davao City.

UCT is the tax subsidy provided for under the Tax
Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law to help the poor cushion the adverse economic impact of the law for three years starting
in 2018.

To 10 million households and individuals in the country, UCT provided
cash subsidy of Php200 a month in 2018, Php300 in 2019 and 2020. Thus, beneficiaries received Php2,400.00 in 2018
and will get Php3,600.00 in 2019 and 2020.

Of the 10 million, 4.4 are enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program; 2.6 are social pension senior citizen beneficiaries; and the remaining
three million come from DSWD’s Listahanan.

In Davao Region, UCT targeted recipients are the 255,300 Pantawid
Pamilya households; 254,526 social pension beneficiaries; and the 97,480 poor
families under Listahanan.

Meanwhile, SLP aims to enhance the capabilities of poor Filipino households and
individuals by strengthening their skills, competencies, abilities, and
resources in accessing income-generating opportunities to help improve their
socio-economic well-being.

To be launched on Thursday are 26 Sustainable
Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) covering 544 beneficiary-families with
a funding of Php 5.8 million.

To date, DSWD Davao Region has organized a total of
553 SLPAs with 11,693 beneficiaries and a livelihood fund of Php 153,173,215.00.